A Letter From The Publisher: Mar. 28, 1983

Though it was not, of course, a requirement for the assignment, to a man
and woman those involved in preparing this week's cover story on the
growing problem of tax evasion declare themselves to be meticulous
compilers with Internal Revenue Service rules. More surprisingly, and
undeniably an asset in their tasks on the project, most also said that
they calculated their own taxes, filed their own returns, and
struggled valiantly with the quirks and variations of the law. Says
Washington Correspondent David Beckwith, who prepares his own forms: "I
took two courses in...